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* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal'': As Den and his companion are about to enter the Queen's quarters, they look at each other, both nod and push the door open.

* ''It's A Trap!'', ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'''s parody of ''ReturnOfTheJedi'', features one of their trademark {{Overly Long Gag}}s mocking the FaceNodAction of the original.
* ''WesternAnimation/{{Motorcity}}'': in "Reunion", Mike and Chuck do this before trapping Kane in his HumongousMecha in an energy ball.

* ''Franchise/{{BIONICLE}}'': in ''BIONICLE: The Legend of Mata Nui'', after Akimai and Wairuha defeat some [[GiantEnemyCrab Manas]], a Mana-Ko appears behind them. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=oAbBJcJCNRM#t=180s The duo does this]], resulting in beating the Mana-Ko and knocking it off the platform, and again after.

It often overlaps with YouKnowWhatToDo.

* Occurs in ''{{Naruto}}'' between Kakashi, Asuma, and Kurenai in Itachi's first appearance.

* Occurs twice in ''OurManFlint''.

* ''BoondockSaints'': in the bar brawl, the brothers look at each other, down their shots at the same time, then attack simultaneously.

* Near the beginning of ''JohnnyDangerously'', Dundee and his gang are about to enter Maroni's club. But first they all nod at each other, several times, before Dundee blurts out "No more nodding!"
* In ''SupermanReturns'', this happens between two cops before apprehending a heavily armed thug.

* Happens, in a way, in ''[[XWingSeries Solo Command]]''. The viewpoint character can only put it thusly.

* Subverted in ''TheLosers''; the main villain, dissatisfied with how his negotiations with a doomsday device developer are proceeding, nods to his henchman... who then throws the scientist off the roof. The villain immediately calls his henchman on this - noting the waste of talent - but then negotiations resume with the surviving scientists.

* In one episode of ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', some aliens are blathering on about how superior they are to humans. With nothing more than a few nods, Picard communicates to Riker and Data that they should materialize a cage around the aliens.

* In a cutscene toward the end of ''AceCombat 5'', Pops, Grimm and that journalist guy look at one another and nod before making a run for it from [[spoiler:Perrault]], who is holding them at gunpoint.

* At the end of ''AlphaProtocol'', if [[ConsummateProfessional Conrad Marburg]], considers Mike a WorthyOpponent and is made to question working for [[CorruptCorporateExecutive Henry Leland]], the confirmation of him [[ScrewThisImOuttaHere just leaving]] takes the form of this.

* ''Series/StarTrekEnterprise''. In the MirrorUniverse episode, Archer exchanges a nod with Mayweather, who karate-kicks Admiral Black's bodyguard in the head while [[KlingonPromotion Archer disintegrates the admiral]].

* A "chain of nods" occurs in the film ''{{In Like Flint}}'', when the female commandos from Fabulous Face nod at each other before beginning "Operation Smooch".

* One of DaveChappelle's acts talks about how during a hostage crisis on a plane, he and a Nigerian fellow nodded at each other, which made a nearby white couple think that they were going to save everyone.

# Two or more characters face each other.

* In one episode of ''StarTrekTheNextGeneration'', some aliens are blathering on about how superior they are to humans. With nothing more than a few nods, Picard communicates to Riker and Data that they should materialize a cage around the aliens.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal''. As Den and his companion are about to enter the Queen's quarters, they look at each other, both nod and push the door open.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeavyMetal''. As Den and his companion are abut to enter the Queen's quarters, they look at each other, both nod and push the door open.

* In one episode of StarTrekTheNextGeneration, some aliens are blathering on about how superior they are to humans. With nothing more than a few nods, Picard communicates to Riker and Data that they should materialize a cage around the aliens.

** Episode "Wherefore Art Thou, Pokémon?" Team Rocket is trying to kidnap two Nidoran named Maria and Tony. While they're in the grasp of another Pokémon, Maria and Tony look at each other, nod, and bite down on the Pokémon holding them, causing it to release them.

** Episode "Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!" After Forsythia's Roserade [[MagicFeather realizes it doesn't need its scarf to be a hero]] and attacks Team Rocket, the protagonists (Ashe, Brock and Dawn) and Forsynthia look at each other, nod their heads and unleash their Pokemon on Team Rocket.

* A common occurrence in battle royals involves the two biggest men in the match cleaning house and leaving everyone else down and out, and end up on opposite sides of the ring. They will then look around, face each other, stare down, nod, and battle it out on on one.

** Episode "Oh Do You Know the Poffin Plan!" After Forsythia's Roserade [[MagicFeather realizes it doesn't need its scarf to be a hero]] and attacks Team Rocket, the protagonists (Ashe, Brock and Dawn) and Forsynthia look at each other, nod their heads and unleash their pokemon on Team Rocket.

* Creator/LaurelAndHardy}} are always nodding to each other. What follows isn't always cool, but it's funny.

* {{Laurel And Hardy}} are always nodding to each other. What follows isn't always cool, but it's funny.